Physical Therapy Technician Training in Louisiana

Ochsner operates 46 hospitals and 320+ clinics across Louisiana and the Gulf South—larger than many state health systems. This scale means one employer can provide career-long mobility, consistent training, tuition reimbursement, and positions from New Orleans to rural Louisiana. Ochsner sets wage and benefit standards statewide.

Katrina fundamentally restructured New Orleans healthcare. The rebuilt system is more consolidated (Ochsner, LCMC) and modern. New facilities opened post-2005. PT Techs in New Orleans work in some of Louisiana's newest healthcare infrastructure with lessons learned from disaster response.

Louisiana's petrochemical industry, offshore oil operations, and port facilities create high volumes of occupational injuries and industrial medicine needs. PT clinics serving Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and the River Parishes see work-related cases at rates exceeding most states.

Yes, about 15-20%. New Orleans metro pays $30K-$38K while rural Louisiana pays $26K-$33K. However, Louisiana overall has low cost of living, and rural areas are extremely affordable. Quality of life factors differ dramatically between cosmopolitan New Orleans and small-town Louisiana.